Blood Lies

Kalla and Heald make a winning pair. Kalla is an ER doctor in his native Canada by day and a gifted thriller writer by night. Heald boasts an impressive résumé, reinforced here in the invaluable contribution he makes to this audio's excellence. Heald is best remembered as Hannibal Lector's worst nightmare in the film Silence of the Lambs and his recurring judicial role on TV's Boston Legal , but he also has more than 60 audio books to his credit. Heald's most impressive quality is the cool edge he gives his voice to differentiate between all the characters. Not to spoil the fun for any prospective listener, the blood and lies of the plot have to do with identical twins, someone coming back from the dead, a rare blood type being found at the scene of a double homicide and enough drugs to keep an ER running for a long time. Thriller fans are in for a smart, fast-moving and surprising ride. Simultaneous release with the Forge hardcover (Reviews, Apr. 23). (July)